{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"aaaaaaaaaa (aaaaaaaaa)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Jun-11 15:53:56 UTC","author_name":"aaaaaaaaaa (aaaaaaaaa)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/aaaaaaaaa","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/146131","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/148\" class=\"url\" title=\"Zambo\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">carcinopony<\/span><\/a><\/span> Gotcha. But even so, linear equations can be handy enough for modelling simple everyday stuff. Example: Let's say you have $500 saved up, and you also have a part time job that nets you $200 a week. How much money will you have in a month? Two months? Using your knowledge of linear equations, you can set your wealth to be W(x) = 500 + 200x where x is number of weeks worked, and thus calculate your wealth at any point in time (x = 4 for one month, x = 8 for two months)."}